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president obama state what his position is, which honestly everyone already knows and house speaker john boehner stated what his feeling is on dealing with the fiscal cliff. and that sort of perfunctory here's my position sort of gave way to a back and forth between these two leaders. nothing was settled, but the tone was reportedly good and both republicans and democrats in the room seemed aware this would come down to dealing with tax reform and entitlement reform, and the source told me when the president raised the issue of increasing revenue, there was no, "no, we're not going to do that" from republicans, and when republicans talked about entitlement reform, the president agreed that was something that has to be done. >> well, it sounds good, but do you think when it comes down to the brass tacks both sides are actually ready to bend a bit? >> reporter: i think they're ready to bend than they were going into that whole debacle that was the debt situation. there are some specifics that need to be sorted out for sure, exactly how to raise revenue. as you know, democrats would like to raise t
president obama state what his position is, which honestly everyone already knows and house speaker john boehner stated what his feeling is on dealing with the fiscal cliff. and that sort of perfunctory here's my position sort of gave way to a back and forth between these two leaders. nothing was settled, but the tone was reportedly good and both republicans and democrats in the room seemed aware this would come down to dealing with tax reform and entitlement reform, and the source told me when...
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i think one part of what john boehner says, which is quite right. you can't keep doing this forever. at some point you've got to get that habit under control. now the problem is the republicans realize that large role for government is pretty popular. that's why they don't i'dfy specific cuts. >> they say we'll cut this amount of money but nobody will tell you where it's going to come because the things they'll cut is going to hurt. the low-hanging fruit is gone. >> the role of government, the more interesting discussion, if you cut health care costs by saying we're going to improve quality but reduce cost. you can do that. but you're going to have to have panels, you may call them death panels, panels that say look, this stuff is not worth it. we're not going to reimburse you. this long-term care is not worth it. you know they're going to have to be judgments made and that's a role for government that americans are very uncomfortable with. that is government deciding what health care you get. but that's how the europeans and the taiwanese and all o
i think one part of what john boehner says, which is quite right. you can't keep doing this forever. at some point you've got to get that habit under control. now the problem is the republicans realize that large role for government is pretty popular. that's why they don't i'dfy specific cuts. >> they say we'll cut this amount of money but nobody will tell you where it's going to come because the things they'll cut is going to hurt. the low-hanging fruit is gone. >> the role of...
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i think it will strengthen the hand of, for example, speaker boehner, who would make an agreement if the most right wing of his caucus would let him. i think we'll have to think about the consequences of not doing that. i think the same thing will happen in the senate. i think you will see the gravitational forces on american politics pushing us toward an agreement on the budget and a number of other things. >> so you're an optimist. >> i am. >> president clinton, thank you so much for doing this and all the best wishes to have a very successful clinton global initiative. >> thank you very much. >>> the correct response to a stupid film on youtube is to say it's a stupid film on youtube and you get on with the rest of your life. so to take that and to deliberately use it to inflame your troops is a political act. it's not about religion. that's about policy. . . . . w. e. r. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ [ male announcer ] its lightweight
i think it will strengthen the hand of, for example, speaker boehner, who would make an agreement if the most right wing of his caucus would let him. i think we'll have to think about the consequences of not doing that. i think the same thing will happen in the senate. i think you will see the gravitational forces on american politics pushing us toward an agreement on the budget and a number of other things. >> so you're an optimist. >> i am. >> president clinton, thank you so...
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i thought john boehner was emphatic when he said they're willing to open it with the right framework. thing this is a two-step deal. i think it's too ambitious with too little time to get to the grand bargaining, the so-called lame duck session of the continuation. but i think you can scrape together enough to avoid sigh kwenltd strain. remember, they have to come up with only about $100 bill to set that aside. between spending cuts and loophol loopholes, i think you have to raise that. >> onpodesta, does the magts work, though, which is if you close produkz for the wealthy people, can you raise enough revenue? >> i think that's the fund mental question. >> well, i thnk the -- you know, this baurng the really contentious issue in the campaign. i think the only way do that is to take enough of a bite out of the plan. >> thing what the republicans would argue, david, is that the big problem is tax hikes are here to say and spending cutting tend to fritter away. is there a way do it to put away super majority, which is to say if you now want to go outside of this framework and raise spen
i thought john boehner was emphatic when he said they're willing to open it with the right framework. thing this is a two-step deal. i think it's too ambitious with too little time to get to the grand bargaining, the so-called lame duck session of the continuation. but i think you can scrape together enough to avoid sigh kwenltd strain. remember, they have to come up with only about $100 bill to set that aside. between spending cuts and loophol loopholes, i think you have to raise that....
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house speaker john boehner said his plan cuts $2.2 trillion over 10 years. think about $16 trillion. that's how much debt this country has and according to bill gross, the man who runs the world's biggest bond fund, the guy that decides to lend money to the united states and how much we have to pay to borrow, says we have to cut spending or raise taxes by 11% of gdp over next 10 years and according to gross that's $1.6 trillion a year. that is, let's just make this clear, $1.2 trillion a year more than the president proposes and $1.38 trillion a year more than john boehner has offered. yeah. peanuts. i recently spoke with erskine bowles, the bowles in simpson-bowles and even he agreed that bill gross is right. >> absolutely. he's 100% right. i don't know if 16's number but i would be happier at $5 trillion or $6 trillion because that's what we need to solve the problem long term. >> those are big numbers. bilg gross will be with us in a moment. i want to bring in john avalon right now. this is what i find incredible is we are getting so focused on the deal a
house speaker john boehner said his plan cuts $2.2 trillion over 10 years. think about $16 trillion. that's how much debt this country has and according to bill gross, the man who runs the world's biggest bond fund, the guy that decides to lend money to the united states and how much we have to pay to borrow, says we have to cut spending or raise taxes by 11% of gdp over next 10 years and according to gross that's $1.6 trillion a year. that is, let's just make this clear, $1.2 trillion a year...
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john boehner said his plan cuts $2.2 trillion over ten years. you shouldn't be comparing those two nubs. what you should think about is $16 trillion. that's how much debt the country has. according to bill groesdz, the man who runs the biggest fund, ie, the man who decides how much we can spend and borrow, we have to cut spending or raise taxes. that's $1.6 trillion a year. that's $1.2 trillion a year more than the president proposes. and $1.38 trillion a year more than john boehner has offered. yeah. peanuts. i recently spoke with erskine bowles, the bowles of simpson-bowles, and he agrees that he's right. >> absolutely. he's 1pen hearst right. i don't know if 16 is the number, but i would be happier at $5 trillion or $6 trillion because that's what we need to solve the number long term. >> those are big numbers. i want to bring in john avlon right now. this is what i find so incredible. we get so focused on is there going to be a deal, and the politics of a deal and going off the cliff and if the cliff is a slope that we're missing the bigger
john boehner said his plan cuts $2.2 trillion over ten years. you shouldn't be comparing those two nubs. what you should think about is $16 trillion. that's how much debt the country has. according to bill groesdz, the man who runs the biggest fund, ie, the man who decides how much we can spend and borrow, we have to cut spending or raise taxes. that's $1.6 trillion a year. that's $1.2 trillion a year more than the president proposes. and $1.38 trillion a year more than john boehner has...
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he wished speaker boehner an early happy birthday. listen to what he said. >> wait, excuse me, there is actually one other point that i wanted to make, and that is that my understanding is tomorrow is speaker boehner's birthday. so for those of you who want to wish him a happy birthday, we will -- we're not going to embarrass him with a cake because we didn't know how many candles were needed, but -- >> yeah, right. >> but we do want to wish him a happy birthday. >> thank you. thank you. >> so he is right, the speaker is turning 63 tomorrow, so happy birthday. >> did he get emotional? >> he didn't get emotional, but i believe you can see mike so summers, he gave him a gift from the president, which is a bottle of wine. he actually tweeted a picture there of the bottle of wine. >> thank you. nice moment. >>> new york city's silence is going viral in the days and weeks since sandy. the popular signer is telling cnn what she thinks of all the attention. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. but, there's no reward w
he wished speaker boehner an early happy birthday. listen to what he said. >> wait, excuse me, there is actually one other point that i wanted to make, and that is that my understanding is tomorrow is speaker boehner's birthday. so for those of you who want to wish him a happy birthday, we will -- we're not going to embarrass him with a cake because we didn't know how many candles were needed, but -- >> yeah, right. >> but we do want to wish him a happy birthday. >>...
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even speaker boehner just now with you saying he is a very likable guy. i keep waiting for one of them to say he will be a great president. he is a very likable guy. >> we trade phone messages. >> that was quite remarkable. he told you that they traded e-mail messages. it's phone messages. >> phone messages back and forth. and honestly, he is now -- is not romney now the head of the republican party? should this not be the time that they're gathering around him and, by the way, isn't some -- aren't some of the fights that they're going to have on capitol hill going reflect on his campaign and vice versa? >> normally, the republican party is excellent at coalescing at this stage around their guy, but this is not a normal time for the republican party. it is because of people like all the folks who ran in the campaign still very fractured, still very divided, and even in boehner's remarks, you could hear when he talked to you -- you could hear a kind of subtext of the problems the gop was having. he talked in there about making government -- he complained t
even speaker boehner just now with you saying he is a very likable guy. i keep waiting for one of them to say he will be a great president. he is a very likable guy. >> we trade phone messages. >> that was quite remarkable. he told you that they traded e-mail messages. it's phone messages. >> phone messages back and forth. and honestly, he is now -- is not romney now the head of the republican party? should this not be the time that they're gathering around him and, by the...
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i think both the president and speaker boehner have indicated they're willing to give that a shot. >> thank you, gentlemen. good to see both of you and thanks for your work on behalf of the american people. congressman steve nortorette of ohio and congressman john ridgelle from virginia. >>> well, it could still push this economy over the edge. what president obama can do in his second term, next. is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast acting decongestant to relieve your stuffy nose. [ sighs ] thanks! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus. ♪ oh what a relief it is! ♪ [ male announcer ] to learn more about the cold truth and save $1 visit alka-seltzer on facebook. we have so much technology in our store to really show the customers what's going on with their bodies. now you can feel what happens as we raise your sleep number setting and allow the bed to contour to your ind
i think both the president and speaker boehner have indicated they're willing to give that a shot. >> thank you, gentlemen. good to see both of you and thanks for your work on behalf of the american people. congressman steve nortorette of ohio and congressman john ridgelle from virginia. >>> well, it could still push this economy over the edge. what president obama can do in his second term, next. is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a...
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. >>> boehner has been on a three-day bus tour in his home state. the house speaker says he's relying on long-time republicans in southwest ohio where he's from to deliver the state's 18 electoral votes for mitt romney. >>> new jersey voters displaced by superstorm sandy will be able to cast their votes by i'm. the state is also allowing residents to vote at their county clerk's office. the deadline for ballots is still 8:00 p.m. tuesday. >>> and those are your headlines. "reliable sources" is at the top of the hour. now back to "fareed zakaria gps." >>> sometimes the best way to think about big events, elections, crises, wars, is to step back and learn what we can from the past. that's why i bruit together three of my favorite historians do just that and to help us figure out how the past can inform the present in this election. my guests are edmund morris. he has a new book out called "this living hand." sean wilentz also has a book out about ronald reagan and his times and many others including bob dylan and his times, a professor at princeton un
. >>> boehner has been on a three-day bus tour in his home state. the house speaker says he's relying on long-time republicans in southwest ohio where he's from to deliver the state's 18 electoral votes for mitt romney. >>> new jersey voters displaced by superstorm sandy will be able to cast their votes by i'm. the state is also allowing residents to vote at their county clerk's office. the deadline for ballots is still 8:00 p.m. tuesday. >>> and those are your...
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john boehner says he is not going to do a renewal of the debt ceiling if there isn't -- if there aren't budget cuts. in any case if nothing happens, the sequestration takes effect, the bush tax cuts expire, you presumably look at all of this with sheer horror. >> i look at it as a very bad thing. it's not what you would want to do as policy. this is not the time for austerity of any kind. then you have the question, okay, if approximate you are president obama and particularly if you are re-elected president obama, if that is what happens, what do you do because you are being -- it's a hostage situation. these guys are saying giver us what we want even though we don't have the votes to pass it in congress, even though we don't have the votes to override a veto. give us what we want, or we will blow up the country. do you get into those demands? do you allow yourself to be blackmailed? he i guess my vote is no. obama has already allowed himself to be blackmailed in the past. at some point this has to top. at some point you have to say, look, we have a constitution that says the way you g
john boehner says he is not going to do a renewal of the debt ceiling if there isn't -- if there aren't budget cuts. in any case if nothing happens, the sequestration takes effect, the bush tax cuts expire, you presumably look at all of this with sheer horror. >> i look at it as a very bad thing. it's not what you would want to do as policy. this is not the time for austerity of any kind. then you have the question, okay, if approximate you are president obama and particularly if you are...
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i don't get a sense that's where speaker boehner is. >> you could imagine a scenario where the house could pass an agreement that's reached in the senate, with a minority of republicans and dozens of democrats make up the difference. that would essentially be john boehner falling on his sword, diving on the grenade and giving up his speakership. you know, democrats might say this would be a great act of self-sacrifice, not the kind of thing you see in washington. there isn't any indication it's going to happen. it's worth reminding people, if we go over the cliff the world doesn't end. it gets worse the more time passes into january and god fored by february, but there's a good chance they will work something out in early january. unfortunately, the flip side, if they do a band-aid solution right now, we have the debt limit fight coming up. things are still in churn. it's not like it's black and white in the next 24 hours. >> really quickly, do you think the speaker would put a bill on the floor that he knew most of his republicans would vote against? >> that's a tough call. a lot of
i don't get a sense that's where speaker boehner is. >> you could imagine a scenario where the house could pass an agreement that's reached in the senate, with a minority of republicans and dozens of democrats make up the difference. that would essentially be john boehner falling on his sword, diving on the grenade and giving up his speakership. you know, democrats might say this would be a great act of self-sacrifice, not the kind of thing you see in washington. there isn't any...
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. >> you can see the entire getting to know interview with speaker boehner as well as today's other interviews, some analysis, and web exclusives at our website, cmn.com/sotu. thank you so much for watching "state of the union." i'm candy crowley in washington. fareed zakaria gps is next for our viewers here in the united states. >>> this is "gps, the global public square." welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. on today's terrific show, we'll take you around the world and back again. we'll start in china with the stunning scandal over the rising political star. this is a story filled with allegations of murder and spying and corruption and more. it has beijing on the defensive. i will talk to the new yorkers beijing correspondent evan about what it all means. then pakistan which had its own mini-scandal a year ago leading to the ouster of its famous ambassador to washington. we have the first exclusive interview with ambassador akani since then. he will tell us what happened to him and what's happening in pakistan. also, why in the world has immig
. >> you can see the entire getting to know interview with speaker boehner as well as today's other interviews, some analysis, and web exclusives at our website, cmn.com/sotu. thank you so much for watching "state of the union." i'm candy crowley in washington. fareed zakaria gps is next for our viewers here in the united states. >>> this is "gps, the global public square." welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. on...
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both boehner and mitch mcconnell said taxes will simply not go up, period. >> bu i think you're missing the second part of the sentence which is they're willing to consider new revenue. there are lots of ways, in that old expression, to skin a cat. i thought john boehner the other day was quite emphatic in saying we are open to new revenues under the right framework. dave gergen is absolutely correct. i think this is a two-step deal. i think it's too ambitious with too little time to get to the grand bargain in the so-called lame duck session of the congress. but i think you can scrape together enough to avoid sequestration and avoid the fiscal cliff or fiscal slope. remember, they have to come up with only about $100 billion. i know that sounds weird. but $100 billion to set that aside. between spending cuts and perhaps some loophole closures i think they can raise it. but you can't confuse that with a long-term deal. >> john podesta, does the math work, though, which is if you close deductions for the wealthy people can you raise enough revenue? i think that's the fundamental question
both boehner and mitch mcconnell said taxes will simply not go up, period. >> bu i think you're missing the second part of the sentence which is they're willing to consider new revenue. there are lots of ways, in that old expression, to skin a cat. i thought john boehner the other day was quite emphatic in saying we are open to new revenues under the right framework. dave gergen is absolutely correct. i think this is a two-step deal. i think it's too ambitious with too little time to get...
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should john boehner make clear that the united states should not default? >> i can't give political advice to politicians. all i can say is the real economic issue here is both addressing the size of spending and then how you want to deal with the fiscal cliff. >> obama care, this is a subject you know a lot about. you wrote a book about fixing health care. when i look at the problem, it does seem as though if you have an insurance based system and you don't include everyone, you end up in a kind of negative spiral for insurance companies where they're trying to kick people off with preexisting conditions because they don't want to just have sick people on. that is the reason that governor romney of massachusetts decided you had to have a mandate. doesn't it make sense then to preserve the individual mandate in obama care because that's what makes an insurance system work, that have you healthy and unhealthy people in it? >> no, i don't think so, fareed. first of all, have you to start with what's the goal of the reform? i think from an economic perspective
should john boehner make clear that the united states should not default? >> i can't give political advice to politicians. all i can say is the real economic issue here is both addressing the size of spending and then how you want to deal with the fiscal cliff. >> obama care, this is a subject you know a lot about. you wrote a book about fixing health care. when i look at the problem, it does seem as though if you have an insurance based system and you don't include everyone, you...
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what would you do if you were to put yourself in the place that tim geithner is or john boehner is. how would you play this? >> well, i think it's very important that the -- that the top levels of both parties are involved in the negotiation and that they get together as soon as possible because what we really need is grand bargain to deal with the state of our economy. we're fiscally bankrupt. if we didn't have the dollar, we might be greece. we have a deal with our debt bomb. giev tot face the fiscal cliff that's coming in a couple of weeks. >> so you know what both sides are saying. the president is saying there's no way to make the math work without raising the rates for the top income earners and that the republicans should give in on this. >> yeah, yeah. >> do you think he's right? >> well, i understand that position. that was the position he took during the campaign. but what has to happen in my view, you've got to have everything on the table. yo view to have revenue increases. now, how you get those revenue increases was an item of discussion during the campaign. it are be
what would you do if you were to put yourself in the place that tim geithner is or john boehner is. how would you play this? >> well, i think it's very important that the -- that the top levels of both parties are involved in the negotiation and that they get together as soon as possible because what we really need is grand bargain to deal with the state of our economy. we're fiscally bankrupt. if we didn't have the dollar, we might be greece. we have a deal with our debt bomb. giev tot...
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. >> he doesn't sh mooz john boehner, he doesn't pal around with congress, which is, you know, partly a kind of faking it. >> right. >> do you see that? >> yeah. i tell you what i see, and this is -- this is -- it's a -- it's a personality trait, but it's a pretty natural one. it's not a grotesque one. it's not something really weird about him but it is notable. he's very sensitive to the difference between a transactional relationship. he said he didn't want anything from me, i didn't want anything from him. we liked each other and he definitely puts that in a different category from transactional relationships. and on top of that, he himself is not needy. he doesn't need you to say nice things about him. he doesn't care. so i don't think it occurs to him that you need him to say nice things about you. the interaction about him, if you backed away from it, it's very strange. i've met a lot of politicians, written a lot about them and invariably a lot of them say i love your writing, i love your books, you're -- >> they're trying to flatter you and soften you up. >> they want to have
. >> he doesn't sh mooz john boehner, he doesn't pal around with congress, which is, you know, partly a kind of faking it. >> right. >> do you see that? >> yeah. i tell you what i see, and this is -- this is -- it's a -- it's a personality trait, but it's a pretty natural one. it's not a grotesque one. it's not something really weird about him but it is notable. he's very sensitive to the difference between a transactional relationship. he said he didn't want anything...
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and john boehner will have to think about his feature as speaker. if he wants to stand with the tea party or stand with the vast moderate majority of people in this country who believe that there have to be some revenues, and there have to be some cuts, and there have to be entitlement reforms. there's a rational, sane middle road out there. if romney wins, then he will have to deal with the democrats in the senate which he will want to do, and he will have to say to his right wing as he has implicitly over the last three or four weeks that no, guys, we're not going to have this extreme policy. and as for tax rates mattered, i mean, i think we all live through the great depression of the 1990s after bill clinton raised taxes. and the great depression of the 1980s after ronald reagan raised taxes, especially on business, three times. >> we're going to have to see stop -- no, we're going to have stop, take a break. >>> when we come back, we'll talk inevitably about all this, but also going forward what's going to get this economy moving again. [ male
and john boehner will have to think about his feature as speaker. if he wants to stand with the tea party or stand with the vast moderate majority of people in this country who believe that there have to be some revenues, and there have to be some cuts, and there have to be entitlement reforms. there's a rational, sane middle road out there. if romney wins, then he will have to deal with the democrats in the senate which he will want to do, and he will have to say to his right wing as he has...
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speaker boehner couldn't sell it with his tea party caucus back in the house. >> but, you know, we kind of are where we are -- >> the president showed over and over again he's willing to reach back. >> the question, i guess, is for the states does this then threaten you when you look at it -- you all actually have economies that are doing quite well, both of you, but does it make you worry -- >> that's right. >> -- about sending the economy in your states and elsewhere back down? >> you better believe it does, and i think the same is true of governor mcdonnell. >> governor mcdonnell? >> yeah, i think we both agree. it's a bipartisan failure that we got to the point where we're at, where we're running up this much national debt, but this president, $5.2 trillion in new national debt, we need to be able to cut spending, and $1.2 trillion in sequestration, candy, honestly with the american people, that's not enough. that's not even one year of deficit spending, and those cuts are over ten years. so we've got to cut more. to do it in this reckless way where the defense department doesn't ha
speaker boehner couldn't sell it with his tea party caucus back in the house. >> but, you know, we kind of are where we are -- >> the president showed over and over again he's willing to reach back. >> the question, i guess, is for the states does this then threaten you when you look at it -- you all actually have economies that are doing quite well, both of you, but does it make you worry -- >> that's right. >> -- about sending the economy in your states and...
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the reason is you look at what boehner said. boehner was for a deal last year. we have to figure out what does eric cantor think, what does michele bachmann think, what does rand paul think? john bainer is the leader of the republican party in name, but he often is not leading them in policy. unless we know obama $1 trillion in tax increases, i'm not sure that rush limbaugh is for that right now. until we know that other conservatives outside of john boehner support that idea, it's hard to see where the compromise is. so i think i'm not optimistic either about where we are right now. >> just to jump in, i would echo that. sometimes we analyze these guys like boehner is the ceo. and that may be the case, but he has a board of directors. he's got other stakeholders to deal with. and we've got to see some movement from them if that bipartisanship that you were talking about in the beginning, mara, if that's going to go anywhere. >> i'm sorry, go ahead. >> i would just point out there was real skepticism about whether boehner could deliver a deal with the debt ceili
the reason is you look at what boehner said. boehner was for a deal last year. we have to figure out what does eric cantor think, what does michele bachmann think, what does rand paul think? john bainer is the leader of the republican party in name, but he often is not leading them in policy. unless we know obama $1 trillion in tax increases, i'm not sure that rush limbaugh is for that right now. until we know that other conservatives outside of john boehner support that idea, it's hard to see...
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republican party, the most -- three most important people in washington will be mitch mcconnell, john boehner, and mitt romney. that's the republican main street establishment. the tea party will have pretty limited effect. >> doesn't the tea party -- isn't the tea party's answer the vial elites still control the political process and are not letting us in? >> my definition of the republican elite is that anybody who knows what newt gingrich is really like. the people who worked with him, those are the so-called republican establishment, and they want anybody but him. >> isn't this debate period wearing away at the image of romney? is it all disappearing? this debate period is pretty hideous. the incidents are so bad, the gaps are so frequent, the cruelty so cruel, in fact? doesn't that wear away? >> everybody's negatives are going up. it's true. it will take some time, i think, to be able to look back at these debates and figure out if they were a net plus or a net minus. i think at the moment they look a little bit net minus-y because of the clown car indy 500 aspect, you know, but there's
republican party, the most -- three most important people in washington will be mitch mcconnell, john boehner, and mitt romney. that's the republican main street establishment. the tea party will have pretty limited effect. >> doesn't the tea party -- isn't the tea party's answer the vial elites still control the political process and are not letting us in? >> my definition of the republican elite is that anybody who knows what newt gingrich is really like. the people who worked...
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house speaker john boehner said he's shocked by the supreme court decision on health care law. he does appear, however, undeterred. >> this has to be ripped out by its roots. this is government taking over the entire health insurance industry. the american people do nod want to know down this path. they do not want the government telling them what kind of insurance policy they have to buy and how much they're going to pay for it, if you don't like it, we're going to tax you. it has to be ripped oun and we need to start over. >> democrats have largely reacted to the high court ruling by declaring the health care debate over, but house democratic leader nancy pelosi said if republicans want to bait, she's in. >> they'll bring it up, when they bring it up, they'll ask for repeal, repeal of the things that help children, young adults, help seniors, help men or women who play have prostate cancer, breast cancer, any precondition, and everybody will have lower rates, better quality care, and better access, so that's what they want to repeal, we're happy to have that debate. >> a vote
house speaker john boehner said he's shocked by the supreme court decision on health care law. he does appear, however, undeterred. >> this has to be ripped out by its roots. this is government taking over the entire health insurance industry. the american people do nod want to know down this path. they do not want the government telling them what kind of insurance policy they have to buy and how much they're going to pay for it, if you don't like it, we're going to tax you. it has to be...
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speaker boehner said this rule will not stand. does this move by the president put that aside or do we not know? >> it doesn't. in the fact house of representatives they are going forward with hearings the beginning of next month to look into this, try to enact legislation to repeal this rule. we know the way things go on capitol hill it is likely to pass the house then go nowhere. but at least gives them a political instrument to really try to poke at the president on this issue. >> and i assume their goal was not to please everyone but to please those on the left, the oped columnists and lawmakers on the left, senator casey, candidate kaine in virginia, candidate larson in connecticut, they've satisfied this their only internal revolt. >> they really think this is sort of a d.c. media hysteria and if they can just quiet all of us down it will sort of just pass. and they see some help. this has actually energized young people and women who really care about these issues and that it really energizes the base on both sides. >> that
speaker boehner said this rule will not stand. does this move by the president put that aside or do we not know? >> it doesn't. in the fact house of representatives they are going forward with hearings the beginning of next month to look into this, try to enact legislation to repeal this rule. we know the way things go on capitol hill it is likely to pass the house then go nowhere. but at least gives them a political instrument to really try to poke at the president on this issue....
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speaker boehner said next week he won't agree to raise it again without more cs and he would like to have the argument now. >> it is a line in the sands because washington has kicked the can down the road, kicked the can down the road, and americans think we are crazy. >> boehner is accused of threatening to unhinge the economy and that is where it stands. up next, senators barbara boxer and kay bailey hutchison. [ femr kids are getting a dependable clean in the bathroom? [ gasps ] think again. try charmin ultra strong for a clean with fewer pieces left behind. its diamondweave texture is soft and more durable so it holds up better for a more dependable clean. fewer pieces left behind. charmin ultra strong. >>> joining me now is california democratic senator barbara boxer and texas republican senator kay bailey hutchison. they will be -- you see them both there. good morning, ladies. thank you so much. i wonder, senator boxer, i know that you had been involved in the release of megrahi, had wanted to look more into this. as far as you're concerned, has justice been done in the locker
speaker boehner said next week he won't agree to raise it again without more cs and he would like to have the argument now. >> it is a line in the sands because washington has kicked the can down the road, kicked the can down the road, and americans think we are crazy. >> boehner is accused of threatening to unhinge the economy and that is where it stands. up next, senators barbara boxer and kay bailey hutchison. [ femr kids are getting a dependable clean in the bathroom? [ gasps ]...
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even as the president seeks to reach a deal with speaker john boehner. congressman jim moran, who is a democrat from virginia and a member of the progressive caucus joins us now. good afternoon, sir. >> nice to be with you again. >> you've called this fiscal crisis totally artificial, your words, but isn't this fundamentally about how we perceive the future? republicans say the only thing that matters is reducing the deficit whereas you maintain that investment in people and infrastructure is just as important to secure the future. is that not right? >> well, i hate to waste this nation's resources. the greatest waste is our human potential. the millions of people who are unemployed or underemployed, the millions of students who are not getting a decent education. all the opportunities that are not going to be developed through research and innovation, whether it be in technology or at the national institutes of health. this is a very wealthy nation, not just monetarily, but in terms of the resources, particularly the human resources, that we can apply t
even as the president seeks to reach a deal with speaker john boehner. congressman jim moran, who is a democrat from virginia and a member of the progressive caucus joins us now. good afternoon, sir. >> nice to be with you again. >> you've called this fiscal crisis totally artificial, your words, but isn't this fundamentally about how we perceive the future? republicans say the only thing that matters is reducing the deficit whereas you maintain that investment in people and...
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this was a bright spot in boehner's interview. he was asked if republicans will still pursue full repeat. >> i think the election changes that. it's pretty clear the president was reelected. obama care is the law of the land. >> but you won't be extending the time next year trying to repeal obama-care? >> there are certainly maybe parts of it we believe that need to be changed. we may do that. no decisions at this point. >> wait a minute. a short while later, boehner walked back his answer on twitter. obama care is the law of the land, but it's raising costs and hurting small businesses. our goal remains full repeat? it looks like he's scared of the tea partiers in the caucus. president obama was close to persuade ing him on a grand bargain before boehner buckled. i guess you could say this time around they don't need boehner. they hold not all the carts, but more cards, and the middle eastern people are clearly behind this president, they elected a more progress i have senate. senator patty murray, who led the democratic senatori
this was a bright spot in boehner's interview. he was asked if republicans will still pursue full repeat. >> i think the election changes that. it's pretty clear the president was reelected. obama care is the law of the land. >> but you won't be extending the time next year trying to repeal obama-care? >> there are certainly maybe parts of it we believe that need to be changed. we may do that. no decisions at this point. >> wait a minute. a short while later, boehner...